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The Great Lie(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-04-05
70%
52 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.
Overview:
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $689,253.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Great Lie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bette Davis
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary Astor
Sandra Kovak
George Brent
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile Watson
Aunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDaniel
Violet
Grant Mitchell
Joshua Mason
Jerome Cowan
Jock Thompson
Charles Trowbridge
Senator Ted Greenfield
Thurston Hall
Oscar Worthington James
Russell Hicks
Colonel Harriston
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